The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2 in tonight’s series opener with our frenemies up north. Michael Lorenzen pitched well and Kyle Isbel hit the first home run of his season in the effort.
After a very nice one-two-three top of the first by Michael Lorenzen, the Royals struck quickly. Jonathan India hit a booming double to left-center field that lead Byron Buxton to crash into the wall. Considering that the name “Byron Buxton” and the verb “crash” and the noun “wall” tend to equate to “injury,” it was good for everybody that Buxton stood up unfazed.